PTA - Outpatient Rehab: One-on-One Care & Impact

Riverside Regional Medical Center; Hampton (VA); Sur place; USD 52 000 - 58 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Riverside Regional Medical Center in Hampton, VA seeks a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant for outpatient care. The PTA will provide one-on-one treatments, collaborate with a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team, and help patients improve mobility, reduce pain, and regain function through exercise, gait, and balance training.

The role emphasizes patient education and adherence to the plan of care, with supervision by Rehab Services management.

Qualifications

• CAPTE-accredited program or PTA degree required.
• One year healthcare experience preferred.
• Licensure as Physical Therapy Assistant (VA) required upon hire.
• CPR/BLS certification within 30 days required.

Responsabilités

• Follows the plan of care and performs PTA procedures under the supervising therapist.
• Assesses patients’ needs and status by analyzing evaluated data, identifying age-specific needs, and providing care accordingly.
• Records patients’ progress and reports results to the physical therapist.
• Treats patients through exercise, massage, gait and balance training, and other therapeutic interventions.
• Provides patient education on interventions.

Connaissances

Patient care

Team collaboration

Exercise therapy

Gait and balance training

Patient education

Formation

CAPTE-accredited program

Associate degree, PTA

Description du poste

Riverside Regional Medical Center in Hampton, VA seeks a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant for outpatient care. The PTA will provide one-on-one treatments, collaborate with a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team, and help patients improve mobility, reduce pain, and regain function through exercise, gait, and balance training.

The role emphasizes patient education and adherence to the plan of care, with supervision by Rehab Services management.